Gone But Not Forgotten in 2023
We’ve said goodbye to many famous faces, voices & names from radio, movies, television, sports, history, arts and literature so far in 2023. These celebrities and others said their final farewell to us recently.
(2023 Celebrity Memorial Photo Montage: © A. Hamilton / 50PlusWorld.Com)
Celebrity deaths in 2023:
Ed Ames (nee Edmund Dantes Urick; “The Boston Baritone“)
Vocal Group Hall of Fame American singer (My Cup Runneth Over; Ballad of the War Wagon; The Ames Brothers – Rag Mop; Sentimental Me), actor of stage & TV (Mingo on Daniel Boone; The Ed Sullivan Show; McCloud; The Rifleman) (born July 9, 1927 – died May 21, 2023; age 95. (Ed Ames 1964-’70)
Alan Arkin (father of Adam Arkin)
Tony, Emmy, & Oscar-winning American actor & director of stage, TV, & movies (Catch-22; The Heart is a Lonely Hunter; The In-Laws; Little Miss Sunshine; Argo; Wait Until Dark; Inspector Clouseau; Hearts of the West) (born Mar. 26, 1934 – died June 29, 2023; age 89). (Alan Arkin 2012: Gordon Correll)
Burt Bacharach
(ex of Carole Bayer Sager, Angie Dickinson, Paula Stewart)
Oscar & Grammy-winning American pianist, singer, songwriter, & composer (Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head; That’s What Friends Are For; I’ll Never Fall in Love Again; Baby It’s You; Walk on By; Alfie; What the World Needs Now) (born May 12, 1928 – died Feb. 8, 2023; age 94). (Burt Bacharach 2013: Phil Guest)
Bob Barker (nee Robert William Barker)
Daytime Emmy-winning American animal rights activist, TV producer & host (The Price is Right from 1972-2015; Match Game 73; The New Truth and Consequences; Miss Universe Pageant; Daytime Emmy Awards) (born Dec. 12, 1923 – died Aug. 26, 2023; age 99). (Bob Barker 1975: CBS)
Jeff Beck (nee Geoffrey Arnold Beck)
Ivor Novello & Grammy Award-winning English Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer & lead guitarist solo (Dirty Mind) with The Yardbirds (Heart Full of Soul; Evil Hearted You), The Jeff Beck Group, and Beck, Bogert & Appice (born June 24, 1944 – died Jan. 10, 2023; age 78). (Jeff Beck 1976: Chris Hakkens)
Harry Belafonte (nee Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; “King of Calypso“)
Grammy, Emmy, & Tony-winning American songwriter, singer (Banana Boat [Day-O]; Matilda) & blacklisted actor (Island in the Sun; Carmen Jones; Buck and the Preacher; Bobby) (born Mar. 1, 1927 – died Apr. 25, 2023; age 96). Father of Shari Belafonte. (Harry Belafonte 2011 Manfred Werner – Tsui)
Richard Belzer
American author, stand-up comedian, actor of TV (John Munch on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; The Flash) & films (Night Shift; Scarface; The Wrong Guys; Fletch Lives; Man on the Moon; Polish Bar) (born Aug. 4, 1944 – died Feb. 19, 2023; age 78) (Richard Belzer 2011: The World Famous Comedy Store)
Tony Bennett (nee Anthony Dominick Benedetto)
Emmy & Grammy-winning American standards singer (I Left My Heart in San Francisco; Because of You; Cold, Cold Heart; Rags to Riches; Smile; Stranger in Paradise; Body and Soul; New York State of Mind), and WWII Army vet (Bronze Star) (born Aug. 3, 1926 – died July 21, 2023; age 96). (Tony Bennett 1950s)
Robert Blake
(nee Michael James Gubitosi; aka Mickey; Bobby Blake)
American actor of TV (Baretta; The Richard Boone Show; Hell Town; Joe Dancer movies) & films (Little Rascal / Our Gang films; Red Ryder films; In Cold Blood; PT 109; Tell Them Willie Boy is Here; Pork Chop Hill; Humoresque) (born Sept. 18, 1933 – died Mar. 9, 2023; age 89). (Robert Blake 1966 12 O’Clock High)
Marc Bohan
French House of Dior & Jean Patou fashion designer for celebrities & films (Princess Grace of Monaco; Princess Caroline of Monaco; Sophia Loren; Elizabeth Taylor / Secret Ceremony; Brigitte Bardot) (born Aug. 22, 1926 – died Sept. 6, 2023; age 97). (Marc Bohan c. 1950s-1960s)
Barbara Bosson (ex of Steven Bochco)
American screenwriter & actress of TV (Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues; Captain Stern on Hooperman; Miriam Grasso on Murder One; Richie Brockelman, Private Eye) & films (The Last Starfighter) (born Nov. 1, 1939 – died Feb. 18, 2023; age 83). (Barbara Bosson 1985: Chris Hewitt / Camera Press)
Jim Brown (nee James Nathaniel Brown)
Pro Football Hall of Fame American 3X NFL MVP, Cleveland Browns fullback (’64 NFL champs), 1957 NFL Rookie of the Year, & movie actor (The Dirty Dozen; Ice Station Zebra; 100 Rifles; The Running Man; Any Given Sunday) (born Feb. 17, 1936 – died May 18, 2023; age 87. (Jim Brown 1959: Topps)
Jimmy Buffett (nee James William Buffett)
American singer-songwriter (Margaritaville; Come Monday; Cheeseburger in Paradise; Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes; It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere), & restaurateur (Margaritaville Cafe; Cheeseburger in Paradise) (born Dec. 25, 1946 – died Sept. 1, 2023; age 76). (Jimmy Buffett 1980: Tom Corcoran)
King Constantine II of Greece (married Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark)
Last King of Greece (1964-1973), 1960 Olympics dragon class sailing gold medalist (born June 2, 1940 – died Jan. 10, 2023; age 82). Son of King Paul of Greece & Queen Frederica (Princess of Hanover, Great Britain & Ireland, Brunswick-Luneburg) (Constantine II 1987: Allan warren)
Carole Cook (nee Mildred Frances Cook; married Tom Troupe)
American actress of TV (Sugar Laine on Capitol; Cagney & Lacey; McMillan & Wife; Dynasty; Kojak; The Lucy Show; Charlie’s Angels) & movies (The Incredible Mr. Limpet; Palm Springs Weekend; Sixteen Candles; American Gigolo; Summer Lovers) (born Jan. 14, 1924 – died Jan. 11, 2023; age 98). (Carole Cook 1964)
Nicolas Coster (aka Nicholas Coster; ex of Candace Hilligoss)
English-American actor of film (My Blood Runs Cold) & TV (The Facts of Life; Another World; Somerset; Lionel Lockridge on Santa Barbara; The Secret Storm; As the World Turns; Our Private World; All My Children; One Life to Live) (born Dec. 3, 1933 – died June 26, 2023; age 89). (Nicolas Coster 1975)
David Crosby (son of Floyd Crosby)
Grammy-winning Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American guitarist, singer, & songwriter with The Byrds (Eight Miles High; Why; Turn! Turn! Turn!; Lady Friend), and Crosby, Stills & Nash (Long Time Gone; Teach Your Children) (born Aug. 14, 1941 – died Jan. 19, 2023) (David Crosby 2018: Eddie Janssens)
Andrea Evans (ex of Wayne Massey)
American actress of TV (Tina Lord Clayton Roberts on One Life to Live; Rebecca Hotchkiss Crane on Passions; Tawny Moore / Patty Williams Abbott on The Bold and the Beautiful & The Young and the Restless; The Bay) and movies (A Low Down Dirty Shame; Hit List) (born June 18, 1957 – died July 9, 2023; age 66).
Frederic Forrest (nee Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr.)
American actor of TV & movies (The Rose; The Don is Dead; When the Legends Die; Apocalypse Now; The Missouri Breaks; Point Blank; The Conversation; Falling Down; Hammett; Lassie) (born Dec. 23, 1936 – died June 23, 2023; age 86). Ex of Marilu Henner. (Frederic Forrest 1993: Eduardo Montes-Bradley)
Nancy Frangione (ex of Christopher Rich)
American TV actress (Cecile Frame Cory DePoulignac on Another World; Tara Martin Brent on All My Children; Tina Clayton Lord Roberts on One Life to Live; Cousin Marsha on The Nanny; Match Game / Hollywood Squares Hour) (born July 10, 1953 – died Aug. 18, 2023; age 70). (Nancy Frangione 1979)
William Friedkin (married Sherry Lansing; ex-fiance of Kitty Hawks)
Oscar-winning American filmmaker (The French Connection; The Exorcist; To Live and Die in L.A.; The Boys in the Band; The Brink’s Job; Rules of Engagement) (born Aug. 29, 1935 – died Aug. 7, 2023; age 87). Ex of Jeanne Moreau, Lesley-Anne Down, Kelly Lange. (William Friedkin 2017: Guillem Medina)
Julie Garwood (aka Emily Chase)
American author of suspense novels (Heartbreaker; Fire and Ice; Shadow Dance; Grace Under Fire), & historical fiction romance writer (Gentle Warrior; Prince Charming; The Lion’s Lady; The Bride; Shadow Music, For the Roses; Come the Spring; The Clayborne Brides; Rebellious Desire) (born Dec. 26, 1944 – died June 8, 2023; age 78). (Julie Garwood: JulieGarwood.com)
Astrud Gilberto (nee Astrud Evangelina Weinert; Stan Getz relationship)
Grammy-winning, International Latin Music Hall of Fame Brazilian singer of Samba and Bossa Nova music (her big hit song: The Girl from Ipanema; Fly Me to the Moon; Summer Samba; How Insensitive; Who Can I Turn To) (born Mar. 29, 1940 – died June 5, 2023; age 83). (Astrud Gilberto 1970)
Len Goodman (nee Leonard Gordon Goodman)
English professional ballroom dancer, ballroom dance instructor, host, and dancing judge of radio, and TV (Dancing With the Stars; Strictly Come Dancing; Countdown; Holiday of My Lifetime with Len Goodman) (born Apr. 25, 1944 – died Apr. 22, 2023; age 78).
Steve Harwell
American lead singer for Smash Mouth (Walkin’ on the Sun; All Star; Why Can’t We Be Friends; Then the Morning Comes; I’m a Believer; Can’t Get Enough of You, Baby; You Are My Number One) (born Jan. 9, 1967 – died Sept. 4, 2023; age 56). Steve Harwell died of liver failure. (Steve Harwell 2013: Eva Rinaldi)
Elizabeth Hubbard
American actress of stage, movies (I Never Sang for My Father; Ordinary People; The Bell Jar), & TV (Dr. Althea Davis on The Doctors; Lucinda / Gloria on As the World Turns; One Life to Live; Guiding Light; The Edge of Night) (born Dec. 22, 1933 – died Apr. 8, 2023; age 89). (Elizabeth Hubbard 1963)
Bobby Hull (nee Robert Marvin Hull; “The Golden Jet“; father of Brett Hull)
Hockey Hall of Fame Canadian NHL & WHA left winger (Chicago Black Hawks, Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Whalers), 2-time NHL MVP, trophy winner (3X Art Ross Trophy; 2X Hart Memorial; Lady Byng Memorial) (born Jan. 3, 1939 – died Jan. 30, 2023; age 84). Brother of Dennis Hull. (Bobby Hull 1968)
Barry Humphries (nee John Barry Humphries; aka Dame Edna Everage)
Australian comedian, drag artist & actor of TV (The Life and Death of Sandy Stone; The Dame Edna Experience) and films (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey; Nicholas Nickleby; Bedazzled; Immortal Beloved) (born Feb. 17, 1934 – died Apr. 22, 2023; age 89). (Barry Humphries 2012: Eva Rinaldi)
Gayle Hunnicutt (ex of David Hemmings, Sir Simon Jenkins)
American actress of TV (Dallas; Fall of Eagles) & movies (Marlowe; Running Scared; Freelance; Fragment of Fear; The Legend of Hell House; Once in Paris; The Saint and the Brave Goose; Scorpio; Eye of the Cat) (born Feb. 6, 1943 – died Aug. 31, 2023; age 80). (Gayle Hunnicutt 1970: Universal Pictorial Press)
Glenda Jackson (mother of Dan Hodges)
Tony, Emmy & Oscar-winning English actress of stage, movies (A Touch of Class; House Calls; Women in Love; Sunday Bloody Sunday; Hopscotch; The Nelson Affair; King of the Wind), TV (Elizabeth R), & politician (born May 9, 1936 – died June 15, 2023; age 87). (Glenda Jackson 1973: Mr. Stf. Foggia)
Al Jaffee (nee Abraham Jaffee; aka Allan Jaffee)
Will Eisner Hall of Fame American artist, memoir and comic-book illustrator (Timely Comics; Atlas Comics; Tall Tales; Al Jaffee’s Mad Life), Mad magazine cartoonist for 60+ years and creator of the Fold-In feature (born Mar. 13, 1921 – died Apr. 10, 2023; age 102. (Al Jaffee 2016: © Luigi Novi)
Meg Johnson (nee Margaret M. Johnson; married Charles Foster)
English TV actress (Pearl Ladderbanks on Emmerdale Farm; Eunice Gee Nuttall on Coronation Street; Brigid McKenna on Brookside; Yanks Go Home; Empire Road; Here’s Harry; Mother Nature’s Bloomers; Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV; The Practice) (born Sept. 30, 1936 – died July 1, 2023; age 86). (Meg Johnson 1981)
Ron Cephas Jones (aka Ron C. Jones; father of Jasmine Cephas Jones)
Primetime Emmy-winning American actor of stage, TV (William Hill on This Is Us; Shreve on Truth Be Told; Mr. Robot; Luke Cage) &films (Titus; Dolemite Is My Name; The Holiday Calendar; Dog Days; Naked Acts; Of Mice and Men) (born Jan. 8, 1957 – died Aug. 19, 2023; age 66). (Ron Cephas Jones 2017: Chris Roth)
Lance Kerwin
American actor of films (The Wind & the Reckoning) & TV (James at 16; The Family Holvak; ABC Afterschool Specials; The Loneliest Runner; The Greatest Gift; Long Way Home; The Boy Who Drank Too Much; Amelia Earhart; A Killer in the Family) (born Nov. 6, 1960 – died Jan. 24, 2023; age 62). (Lance Kerwin 1977)
Michael Lerner (brother of Sam Lerner & Ken Lerner)
American actor of TV (Ruby and Oswald; Clueless; Courthouse; Starsky and Hutch; Hill Street Blues) & films (The Postman Always Rings Twice; Eight Men Out; Elf; Barton Fink; American Bred; Coast to Coast; Radioland Murders; No Way Back) (born June 22, 1941 – died Apr. 8, 2023; age 81). (Michael Lerner 1975)
Gordon Lightfoot (nee Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.)
Juno-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame Canadian musician, folk rock singer (If You Could Read My Mind; Sundown; The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald; Black Day in July; Early Morning Rain; Rainy Day People) (born Nov. 17, 1938 – died May 1, 2023; age 84). (Gordon Lightfoot 2008: Kasra Ganjavi)
Gina Lollobrigida (nee Luigina Lollobrigida)
Italian actress of movies (Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell; The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Solomon and Sheba; Come September; Trapeze; Beat the Devil; Miss Italia), TV (Falcon Crest), & photojournalist (Paul Newman) (born July 4, 1927 – died Jan. 16, 2023; age 95). (Gina Lollobrigida 1963: New York Sunday News)
Lisa Loring (nee Lisa Ann DeCinces; ex of Jerry Butler)
American model, actress of TV (Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family; Cricket Montgomery on As World Turns; The Phyllis Diller Show; Barnaby Jones; Fantasy Island) & films (Way Down in Chinatown; Doctor Spine) (born Feb. 16, 1958 – died Jan. 28, 2023; age 64). (Lisa Loring c. 1980s: Abraxas Talent)
George Maharis
American singer (Teach Me Tonight), painter, actor of TV (Buz Murdock on Route 66; Bud Gardner on Search for Tomorrow; The Most Deadly Game) & movies (The Happening; Quick Before it Melts; The Satan Bug) (born Sept. 1, 1928 – died May 24, 2023; age 94). (George Maharis 1972: Harry Langdon)
Mark Margolis
American actor of TV (Hector Salamanca on Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul; Santa Barbara; Oz) & films (Scarface; Pi; Black Swan; The Fountain; Ace Ventura: Pet Detective; Stand Up Guys; Queenie in Love; The Thomas Crown Affair) (born Nov. 26, 1939 – died Aug. 3, 2023; age 83). (Mark Margolis Painting)
Ben Masters (nee Benjamin Masters)
American actor of TV (Julian Crane on Passions; Heartbeat; Noble House; Another World; Barnaby Jones; Murder, She Wrote), & movies (Heartbeat; Dream Lover; Mandingo; Key Exchange; All That Jazz) (born May 6, 1947 – died Jan. 11, 2023; age 75). Ben Masters died of COVID-19. (Ben Masters 1984)
David McCallum (nee David Keith McCallum Jr.; ex of Jill Ireland)
Scottish-American actor of TV (Illya Kuryakin on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; “Ducky” on NCIS), movies (The Great Escape; The Greatest Story Ever Told; One of Our Spies is Missing; Hell Drivers; A Night to Remember) (born Sept. 19, 1933 – died Sept. 25, 2023; age 90) (David McCallum 1976 Dogs Trailer)
Cormac McCarthy (nee Charles McCarthy)
American playwright, screenwriter (The Counselor; The Sunset Limited), & Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (The Road; Blood Meridian; All the Pretty Horses; No Country for Old Men; Child of God; Outer Dark; The Crossing) (born July 20, 1933 – died June 13, 2023; age 89). (Cormac McCarthy 1973: David Styles)
Randy Meisner (nee Randall Herman Meisner)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame American guitarist, singer & songwriter solo (Hearts on Fire; Deep Inside My Heart), as a founding member of The Eagles (Take it to the Limit; Try and Love Again; Certain Kind of Fool; Witchy Woman; Best of My Love; Lyin’ Eyes; Hotel California) & with Poco (Call it Love) (born Mar. 8, 1946 – died July 26, 2023; age 77).
Walter Mirisch (brother of Harold & Marvin Mirisch)
American movie producer (In the Heat of the Night; The Magnificent Seven; Same Time, Next Year; Wichita; Mr. Majestyk; Dracula; Midway; Toys in the Attic; Two for the Seesaw; Gray Lady Down; Follow That Dream; The Tall Stranger) (born Nov. 8, 1921 – died Feb. 24, 2023; age 101). (Walter Mirisch 1962)
Noreen Nash (nee Norabelle Jean Roth; married James Whitmore)
American actress of TV & movies (The Devil on Wheels; The Red Stallion; The Tender Years; Assigned to Danger; The Big Fix; Storm Over Wyoming; The Checkered Coat; Road Agent; Adventures of Casanova; Giant; Wake Me When It’s Over) (born Apr. 4, 1924 – died June 6, 2023; age 99). (Noreen Nash 1948)
Sinéad O’Connor (aka Shuhada’ Sadaqat; aka Magda Davitt)
Grammy-winning Irish singer-songwriter (Nothing Compares 2 U; Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home; The Emperor’s New Clothes; You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart) (born Dec. 8, 1966 – died July 26, 2023; age 56). Ex-partner of Peter Gabriel, John Waters. (Sinéad O’Connor 1988: Mike Owen)
Anne Perry (nee Juliet Marion Hulme)
English historical detective fiction writer, mystery author (No Graves as Yet, The Cater Street Hangman – Thomas Pitt series; The Face of a Stranger, The Silent Cry – William Monk series; Death in Focus), & convicted murderer (born Oct. 28, 1938 – died Apr. 10, 2023; age 84). (Anne Perry 2012: Thesupermat)
Joe Pepitone (nee Joseph Anthony Pepitone)
American MLB 3-time All-Star & Golden Glove first baseman / center fielder (New York Yankees – 1962 World Series Champs; Chicago Cubs; Houston Astros; Atlanta Braves), & author (Joe, You Coulda Made Us Proud) (born Oct. 9, 1940 – died Mar. 13, 2023; age 82). (Joe Pepitone 1960s)
Gordon Pinsent (married Charmion King; father of Leah Pinsent)
Canadian writer & actor of TV (Fraser Sr. on Due South; Hap Shaughnessy on The Red Green Show; The Pillars of the Earth) and films (The Rowdyman; The Thomas Crown Affair; Away From Her; The Shipping News) (born July 12, 1930 – died Feb. 25, 2023; age 92). (Gordon Pinsent 1965 Seaway)
Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of Elvis Presley & Priscilla Beaulieu)
American singer-songwriter (Dirty Laundry; Lights Out; In the Ghetto duet with Elvis Presley), philanthropist (born Feb. 1, 1968 – died Jan. 12, 2023; age 54). Ex of Michael Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Danny Keough. Mother of Riley Keough. (Lisa Marie Presley 2005: Tech Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby, USAF)
Mary Quant (aka Barbara Mary Plunket Greene)
Welsh 1960s Mod-era “Swinging London” fashion designer (miniskirts; hotpants; lounging pyjamas; bright knit stockings), movie costume designer (Two for the Road; Georgy Girl; Ferry Cross the Mersey; The Haunting) (born Feb. 11, 1934 – died Apr. 13, 2023; age 93). (Mary Quant 1965
Lance Reddick
American actor of video games, TV (Chief Irving on Bosch; Phillip Broyles on Fringe; Lt. Daniels on The Wire; Oz), & films (One Night in Miami; Godzilla vs. Kong; John Wick; Angel Has Fallen; White House Down) (born June 7, 1962 – died Mar. 17, 2023; age 60). (Lance Reddick 2009: David Shankbone)
Willis Reed
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame American 7X All-Star NBA center (New York Knicks – 1970, 1973 NBA champs & finals MVP), NBA 1965 Rookie of the Year & 1970 MVP; NBA coach, GM (New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets) (born June 25, 1942 – died Mar. 21, 2023; age 80). (Willis Reed 1977-’78)
Adam Rich
American child actor of TV (Nicholas Bradford on Eight is Enough; Presto the Magician on Dungeons & Dragons; Code Red; Fantasy Island; CHiPs) and movies (The Devil and Max Devlin; Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star) (born Oct. 12, 1968 – died Jan. 7, 2023; age 54). (Adam Rich 2014: Bgcolby)
Robbie Robertson (nee Jaime Royal Robertson)
Canadian Music & Rock and Roll Halls of Fame singer & songwriter for The Band (The Weight; The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down; Somewhere Down the Crazy River; Up on Cripple Creek) (born July 5, 1943 – died Aug. 9, 2023; age 80). (Robbie Robertson 2000: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Brooks Robinson (nee Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr.; “Mr. Hoover“)
Baseball Hall of Fame American 18X MLB All-Star Baltimore Orioles 3rd baseman, 2X World Series champ, 1946 AL & 1970 World Series MVP, 1972 Roberto Clemente Award & 16 Gold Glove Award winner (born May 18, 1937 – died Sept. 26, 2023; age 86). (Brooks Robinson 1966)
Julian Sands (married Evgenia Citkowitz; ex of Sarah Harvey)
English-American TV & movie actor (A Room with a View; Leaving Las Vegas; The Killing Fields; The Browning Version; Arachnophobia; Oxford Blues; Blood and Bone; Yeh Ballet; Warlock) (born Jan. 4, 1958 – died c. Jan. 13, 2023; age 65). Julian Sands died while mountain hiking. (Julian Sands 2011: 5of7)
Henry Silva
American actor of TV (The Untouchables; The F.B.I.) & movies (Johnny Cool; The Return of Mr. Moto; Hail, Mafia; Green Mansions; The Manchurian Candidate; The Bravados; Cinderfella; A Gathering of Eagles; A Hatful of Rain) (born Sept. 15, 1926 – died Sept. 14, 2022; age 95).(Henry Silva 1958 Ride a Crooked Trail)
Tom Sizemore (nee Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr.; ex of Maeve Quinlan)
American actor of TV (The Red Road; China Beach; Hawaii Five-0) & films (Passenger 57; Where Sleeping Dogs Lie; Striking Distance; Natural Born Killers; Black Hawk Down; True Romance) (born Nov. 29, 1961 – died Mar. 3, 2023; age 61). Ex-partner of Heidi Fleiss. (Tom Sizemore 2011: Jayel Aheram)
Shelley Smith (married Michael Maguire)
American model, TV game show contestant (The $10,000 Pyramid; The $25,000 Pyramid; Super Password) & actress (For Love and Honor; The Associates; Simon & Simon; Scruples) (born Oct. 25, 1952 – died Aug. 8, 2023; age 70). Ex of Reid Nathan, Jonathan Axelrod. (Shelley Smith c. 1979 Painting)
Arleen Sorkin (married Christopher Lloyd)
American comedienne, TV & film screenwriter (How to Marry a Billionaire; Picture Perfect) & actress (Calliope Jones Bradford on Days of Our Lives; Geneva on Duet), and voice artist (Harley Quinn of TV, movies & games) (born Oct. 14, 1955 – died Aug. 24, 2023; age 67). (Arlene Sorkin 2011: Kathy Hutchins)
Stella Stevens (nee Estelle Eggleston; mother of Andrew Stevens)
American Playboy model, actress of TV (Luta-Mae on Flamingo Road; Santa Barbara; General Hospital) & movies (The Nutty Professor; Girls! Girls! Girls!; The Courtship of Eddie’s Father; The Poseidon Adventure) (born Oct. 1, 1938 – died Feb. 17, 2023; age 84). Mother of Andrew Stevens. (Stella Stevens 1962)
Barrett Strong
Grammy-winning Songwriter’s Hall of Fame American singer (I Heard It Through the Grapevine; War; Wherever I Lay My Hat; I Can’t Get Next To You; Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone) (born Feb. 5, 1941 – died Jan. 29, 2023; age 81). (Barrett Strong 1996: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Tina Turner (nee Martha Nell Bullock; aka Anna Mae Bullock)
Grammy & Rock & Roll Halls of Fame American-Swiss actress & singer (Proud Mary; What’s Love Got To Do With It; We Don’t Need Another Hero; Private Dancer; The Best; Better Be Good to Me; Nutbush City Limits) (born Nov. 26, 1939 – died May 24, 2023; age 83). Ex of Ike Turner. (Tina Turner c. 1962)
Topol (aka Chaim Topol, Haim Topol, Haym Topol)
Israeli singer-actor of stage, TV (Berel Jastrow on War and Remembrance & The Winds of War; The House on Garibaldi Street), & films (Fiddler on the Roof; For Your Eyes Only; Flash Gordon; Galileo; The Public Eye; Cast a Giant Shadow) (born Sept. 9, 1935 – died Mar. 8, 2023; age 87). (Topol 1971: Rob C. Croes)
Cynthia Weil (married Barry Mann)
Grammy-winning Songwriters and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame American lyricist with partners Barry Mann etc. (You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’; We Gotta Get Out of This Place; He’s So Shy; Somewhere Out There; On Broadway; Only in America) (born Oct. 18, 1940 – died June 1, 2023; age 82. (Cynthia Weil 1971)
Raquel Welch (nee Jo Raquel Tejada; ex of Patrick Curtis, Andre Weinfeld)
American Playboy model, actress of TV & films (One Million Years B.C.; Fantastic Voyage; Bandolero!; 100 Rifles; Hannie Caulder; The Three Musketeers; Fuzz) (born Sept. 5, 1940 – died Feb. 15, 2023; age 82). Mother of Tahnee Welch. (Raquel Welch 2000: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Fay Weldon (nee Franklin Birkinshaw)
English screenwriter of TV & films (Upstairs, Downstairs; Growing Rich; Pride and Prejudice mini-series adaptation; Big Women) & novelist (Puffball; The Life and Loves of a She-Devil; The Bulgari Connection) (born Sept. 22, 1931 – died Jan. 4, 2023; age 91). (Fay Welson 1997 After Dark: Open Media Ltd.)
Annie Wersching (married Stephen Full)
American actress of video games (The Last of Us) & TV (Renee Walker on 24; Leslie Denton on Runaways; Amelia Joffe on General Hospital; The Vampire Diaries; Bosch; The Rookie) (born Mar. 28, 1977 – died Jan. 29, 2023; age 45). Annie Wersching died of cancer. (Annie Wersching 2009: Kristin Dos Santos)
Cindy Williams (nee Cynthia Jane Williams; ex of Bill Hudson)
American actress of TV (Shirley Feeney on Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days) & films (American Graffiti; Bingo; The Conversation; Travels with My Aunt; The Killing Kind; Big Man on Campus) (born Aug. 22, 1947 – died Jan. 25, 2023; age 75). (Cindy Williams 2017: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com)
Treat Williams (nee Richard Treat Williams)
American actor of stage, TV (Andy Brown on Everwood; Good Advice; Chicago Fire; Heartland; Chesapeake Shores; White Collar; Brothers & Sisters), & movies (Hair; The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper; Prince of the City; Deep Rising) (born Dec. 1, 1951 – died June 12, 2023; age 71). (Treat Williams 1982: Imagixx)
Gary Wright
American actor of Broadway (Fanny), radio & TV; keyboardist, lead singer & songwriter of Wonderwheel and Spooky Tooth (That Was Only Yesterday; Dream Weaver; Love is Alive; Really Wanna Know You) (born Apr. 26, 1943 – died Sept. 4, 2023; age 80). (Gary Wright 2011: Dr Jean Fortunet)
Jacklyn Zeman (aka Jackie Zeman)
American actress of TV soap operas (Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital 1977-2023; Sofia Madison on The Bay; Bobbi on The Edge of Night; One Life to Live; Misguided) & movies (Class Reunion; Young Doctors in Love) (born Mar. 6, 1953 – died May 10, 2023; age 70). (Jaclyn Zeman 2010: Greg Hernandez)
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